by Melissa McMurchy | Jun 15, 2017 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, NICU Life
Unless one goes through the journey themselves, one will never understand the experience of NICU parents. Add an hour and a half drive to see your child and no siblings being allowed in, and it makes it that much harder of a journey. The girls were born in May. Brooke...
by Guest Blogger | Jun 20, 2016 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
This post is the first installment in a three-part series on PPD and PTSD in NICU parents. Visit part 2 of the series: Postpartum Depression after a Complicated Delivery, and part 3: Postpartum PTSD: How to Manage a Traumatic Birth Experience. We spend a lot of time...
by Guest Blogger | Jun 2, 2016 | Family Stories, Fatherhood
This month we’re celebrating the dads! If you have a story about fatherhood to share, whether it’s about the dad or grandfather in your NICU baby’s life, email...
by Beth Puskas | Jun 16, 2014 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, Inspiration, Life after the NICU
While super dads boldly go where they may never have gone before (i.e. the first poopy diaper change in the isolette) there are the other supermen that have blessed our preemie families with their feats of kindness and acts of selflessness. There is: A grandpa who...
by Jennifer Beatty | Jun 12, 2014 | Family Stories, Fatherhood, Life after the NICU
As your NICU days end and you take your baby home, things start to feel normal. Well, a ‘new’ sort of normal. But, life after the NICU can sometimes be just as scary, instead now, there’s no nurse to help you know how to care for your baby....
